His anal sac was full of gunk so I cleaned that out and massaged the area with some mineral oil. There is a sore on one of his testicles and a bony protrusion just at the base of his spine. It's poking out just above the testicles and feels like flexible cartilage, not bone. It moves around. Could that just be his tailbone?

Damn the vet for taking Wednesdays off. Why do these things always happen on Tuesday?

Well, he is still with us. His weight is up to 700g and he is dispensing small, light brown, moist poops. He has suddenly become combative about feeding and I don't know if that's a good sign or not.

Please keep your fingers crossed for us. We are seeing the vet tonight and, if the cost runs too high, the owners may want to take him home and let him die rather than treat him. And since they won't surrender to us, the pig's fate is not in our hands.

The family will not allow me to euthanize him. They wanted to euthanize him at home. I had to do a lot of fast talking to get them to bring me the pig. I know this family, and they trust me. I don't have any legal rights to the pig, just trying to help him all I can.